Shape-shifters: Romantic-era representations of the child in the Wollstonecraft-Godwin family circle by Roy, M

“…I locate a moment in each writer’s career at which the adult-child divide observed in their early works collapses: their doubts about rationalist epistemology crystallise, and they switch to open-ended modes of discourse in literary genres such as novels, which allow more freedom for the coded expression of radical political ideas through the representations of the child. …”

'Que yo le haré de suerte que os espante,/ si el fingimiento a la verdad excede': creative use of art in Lope de Vega's Los locos de Valencia (and Velázquez's Fábula de Aracne) by Thacker, J

“…Velázquez, like any courtier or town-dweller of his day, cannot have avoided the influence of the Golden-Age comedia nueva, which was in its heyday as his career blossomed, and later frequently became, like his own painting, a deliberate (although at times ironic) expression of the grandeur of the court of Philip IV. …”

Common attributes in retired professional cricketers that may enhance or hinder quality of life after retirement: a qualitative study by Filbay, S, Bishop, F, Peirce, N, Jones, M, Arden, N

“…Most retired cricketers reflected on experiences during their cricket career that may be associated with the psychological attributes that these individuals shared, including resilience and a positive attitude. …”

The Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for children: responsiveness and longitudinal validity. by Morris, C, Doll, H, Davies, N, Wainwright, A, Theologis, T, Willett, K, Fitzpatrick, R

“…METHODS: Eighty children aged 5-16 and their parent or career completed questionnaires at orthopaedic or trauma outpatient clinics. …”

The three dilemmas of higher education: The 2024 Burton R. Clark lecture by Marginson, S

“…First, expectations that higher education will create greater social equality of opportunity within education, and through that weaken the determining influence of social background on career and income, are unfulfilled everywhere. Patterns of equality and mobility are affected more by remuneration in the workplace, and government tax/spend, than education. …”

Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) and the cult of Japan by Halen, W, Halen Widar

“…He very early on included Japanese art in his revolutionary classification of the decorative arts launched in 1861, and was continuously inspired by Japanese art throughout his career. Travelling to Japan in 1876 he had the benefit of being the first European designer to be allowed to move freely in the country, and his observations were published in his 'Japan, its Architecture, Art, and Art Manufactures' (1882). …”

Body dysmorphic disorder, muscle dysmorphia, weight and shape dissatisfaction and the use of appearance-enhancing drugs in the military: a systematic review by Applewhite, B, Olivola, M, Tweed, C, Wesemann, U, Himmerich, H

“…A pre-existing focus on physical appearance and fitness might contribute to the decision to pursue a professional military career. The military environment might be a maintaining factor of BDD or MD, but not the ultimate cause of the disorder in an affected individual.…”

A coming of age: drama at St John’s college, Oxford in the early modern period by Sandis, E

“…Chapter 4 connects drama, politics, and religion to show how ambitious <em>alumni</em> such as Archbishop-Chancellor William Laud used the college stage to test and groom potential protégés; students proving themselves before peers, patrons, and sometimes even royalty, performed a rite of passage which enhanced their career prospects.</p>…”

Dimensions of health workforce performance: a scoping review by Fabiano, G, Bustamante, JP, Codjia, L, Siyam, A, Zurn, P

“…It highlights the importance of expanding the availability dimension to emphasise the role of personal and career development and alignment with individual values. …”

Evangelical seceders from the Church of England, c. 1800-1850 by Carter, G

“…Lady Powerscourt, the Powerscourt Conferences, the early career of John Nelson Darby, and the formation of the Christian Brethren are all considered.…”

"Okwui Enwezor's Johannesburg Biennale: Curating in Times of Crisis" by Gardner, A, Green, C

“…In "Trade Routes: History and Geography: 2nd Johannesburg Biennale" (1997), the first large biennial that he would direct in the course of an extraordinary career of curatorial experimentation, curator Okwui Enwezor presciently selected art that explored themes of migration, cultural traffic, and sites of crisis. …”

The logic of the nation: nationalism, formal logic, and interwar Poland by Dunning, DE

“…RPN attained a measure of international currency that Polish notation in logic never had, enjoying a global career in a different discipline outside its namesake country. …”

'Trying to have it both ways': John Ashbery and Anglo-American exchange by Hazzard, O

“…It traces the legacy of Auden's coterie poetics in <em>The Orators</em> for Ashbery and Frank O'Hara, offers a revisionary reading of <em>The Vermont Notebook</em> as a strident response to Auden's late-career conservativism, and reads in depth Ashbery's unpublished, highly ambivalent elegy for him, "If I had My Way, Dear". …”

What does the literature tell us about health workers' experiences of task-shifting projects in sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic, qualitative review by Mijovic, H, McKnight, J, English, M

“…Overarching themes identified showed that task shifting has been associated with jurisdictional debates linked to new cadres working beyond their scope of practice, and tension around compensation and career development for those taking on tasks that were being delegated.Based on the qualitative data available, it appears that task shifting may negatively impact the sense of agency and the ability to perform of health workers' from whom tasks are shifted. …”

Heinrich Heine in Paris: the poetics and politics of self-fashioning by Elder, L

“…I argue that his preoccupation with self-construction determines what and how he writes, how he treats his reading public and, crucially, how he perceives and evaluates his own career.</p><p>Though self-fashioning occurs in his earliest works, Heine’s decision to move to Paris (1831) was the single biggest self-determining act of his life; he constructs it as a moment of rebirth. …”

Scepticism at sea: Herman Melville and philosophical doubt by Evans, D, David Evans

“…In so doing I hope to offer fresh ways of looking at Melville’s handling of literary form and the wider shape of his career. I conclude with reflections on how Melville’s normative emphasis on the acknowledgement of epistemological limitation might inform the practice of literary criticism.…”

Straight from the Heartland: New Sincerity and the American Midwest by Daalder, J

“…The first chapter pays careful attention to Wallace’s re-imagining of the Midwest over the course of his career and reveals how he constantly deviated from the literary trajectory he had outlined in his essay “E Unibus Pluram,” a key text in the “end of postmodernism” discourse. …”

A reassessment of the significance of the life and work of George Savile 1st Marquis of Halifax, 1633-95 by Barbour-Mercer, C

“…<p>This thesis studies the career and political writings of George Savile, 1st Marquis of Halifax (1633-1695). …”

Opera after Stalin: Rodion Shchedrin and the search for the voice of a new era by Schneider, H

“…In this thesis, I analyse the development of operatic style and culture in Russia between 1953- 2020 by examining four operas by the most prominent late Soviet and post-Soviet composer, Rodion Shchedrin, and by bringing these operas into conversation with those of his peers during each phase of his career. Mining previously untapped archival sources, I set opera in dialogue with aspects of Soviet cultural history, engaging with the central themes that have occupied scholars of the late Soviet and post-Soviet periods: Socialist Realism, modernism, consumer culture, relations with the West, political ideology, Soviet morality, religious revival, and negotiations with power and censorship. …”

The life and times of the Empress Wu Tse-t'ien of the T'ang dynasty by Guisso, RWL

“…It is an attempt also, to define an imperial vision, to show the shifting priorities and stages of policy by which the Empress Wu set out to achieve certain aims; and it offers comment on the successes and failures of her career. Within this context, the Empress herself emerges as a woman whose consistency of character and virtuosity of mind is reflected only palely in previous studies. …”